Armed robber William Ngati who killed toddler Skye Sassine during a police chase could be on the streets within weeks

William Ngati, who killed little Skye Sassine during a police chase, will be out on the streets within the next five weeks after he was granted parole despite desperate pleas from the victim’s mother.

The 19-month-old boy died when Ngati, who had led police on a 21-kilometre chase after committing a string of robberies, crashed into his family’s sedan on Sydney’s M5 motorway on New Year’s Eve in 2009.

Skye’s mother, Aimee Sassine, had pleaded with authorities to keep Ngati behind bars for another five years.

“I am here today pleading with you. I beg you to keep him away from me and our family. He has ruined our lives with his actions,” she said.

Under the conditions of his parole, Ngati has been banned from entering Campbelltown LGA.

You will be heavily supervised to ensure you comply with other conditions of your order, which include not using any prohibited drugs or substances except those prescribed for you, and you must comply with all instructions from the mental health team.

Other instructions also state that you may not “contact, communicate, surveil, stalk, harass or intimidate the victim’s family” or “contact, communicate or associate with your accomplices, without the express prior approval of your officer.”

He must be released on a date between April 16 and May 7.

Handing down the minimum sentence of 14 years, Judge David Frearson said Ngati was “well aware of the possibility of maiming and killing others” due to his reckless driving.

Ngati, who was on probation, ran red lights and turned onto the wrong side of the road during the chase.

This led the New South Wales government to introduce ‘Skye’s Law’, which provided tougher penalties for drivers who deliberately attempted to avoid arrest by initiating high-speed police chases.